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	Aurora University	The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago	Lewis University	National Louis University	Roosevelt University	Dominican University
Overview
Location	Aurora, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	Romeoville, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	River Forest, Illinois
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Quarter	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	78.0%		75.0%	61.0%	52.0%	77.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation			Catholic			Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	86.4%	N/A	71.3%	97.0%	92.3%	80.9%
Application fees		Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40		Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25
SAT range	960 - 1130	N/A	1050 - 1240	N/A	860 - 1120	910 - 1160
ACT range	19 - 24	N/A	20 - 26	N/A	21 - 27	22 - 27
Students submitting SAT score	35.0%		21.0%		44.0%	19.0%
Students submitting ACT score	14.0%		9.0%		11.0%	3.0%
Total number of applicants	3,101	20	4,311	1,518	3,541	3,845
Total number of admissions given out	2,680		3,072	1,473	3,268	3,112
Admitted students who chose to enroll	822		567	558	507	462
Yield rate	30.7%		18.5%	37.9%	15.5%	14.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required	Required	Required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$35,160	$42,000	$46,430	$32,325	$48,993	$49,007
Average net price	$17,410		$18,312	$14,665	$23,964	$18,476
Tuition	$26,400	$11,328	$35,262	$10,755	$31,493	$34,950
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,840 Meal plan: $5,440		Room/dormitory: $6,876 Meal plan: $4,346		Room/dormitory: $9,975 Meal plan: $4,700	Room/dormitory: $6,065 Meal plan: $4,800
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $18,441		100.0% Average amount $25,284	93.0% Average amount $8,931	92.0% Average amount $21,733	100.0% Average amount $24,717
Students receiving federal student loan	56.0% Average amount $4,944		52.0% Average amount $5,132	14.0% Average amount $3,883	49.0% Average amount $5,363	63.0% Average amount $5,153
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $12,101		12.0% Average amount $16,524	1.0% Average amount $19,696	6.0% Average amount $16,395	3.0% Average amount $13,262
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,114 Men 33.6% Women 66.4%	30 Men 16.7% Women 83.3%	3,907 Men 49.6% Women 50.4%	3,607 Men 25.8% Women 74.2%	2,656 Men 39.2% Women 60.8%	2,063 Men 31.1% Women 68.9%
Graduate students	2,051 Men 20.7% Women 79.3%	1,267 Men 19.1% Women 80.9%	2,276 Men 38.0% Women 62.0%	3,708 Men 17.5% Women 82.5%	1,471 Men 26.9% Women 73.1%	1,003 Men 19.6% Women 80.4%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	23.4%	N/A	11.9%	2.9%	24.7%	10.2%
International students	0.5%	4.9%	9.2%	1.3%	3.9%	1.0%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	641	N/A	1,106	N/A	630	425
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	No	N/A	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Texas California	N/A	Illinois Indiana Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas	Illinois Indiana Arizona California	Illinois California Wisconsin Minnesota Texas	Illinois Texas California Indiana Nevada
Academics
Popular study areas	Public Administration and Social Service Education Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Psychology Business Education	Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Education Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Education Business Psychology Family and Consumer Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Health Professions Education Visual & Performing Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Education Multidisciplinary Studies Public Administration and Social Service Business
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	8:1	13:1	16:1	11:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	55.4%	N/A	60.5%	33.8%	39.5%	52.2%
Dropout rate	43.8%	N/A	12.9%	51.2%	29.3%	13.0%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A	25.9%	12.5%	31.0%	34.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,923 Year 2: $65,238 Year 3: $70,820 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,230 Year 2: $66,941 Year 3: $65,026 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,536 Year 2: $62,661 Year 3: $64,344 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,727 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $62,891 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,719 Year 2: $47,200 Year 3: $60,344 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,889 Year 2: $50,105 Year 3: $56,830 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,853 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $55,663 Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,464 Year 3: $55,626 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,398 Year 2: $50,105 Year 3: $53,070 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,164 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $52,090	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,346 Year 2: $88,198 Year 3: $88,044 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $60,806 Year 2: $66,250 Year 3: $77,717 Psychology, Other (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,416 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $59,480 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $53,059 Year 2: $48,628 Year 3: $55,348 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,294 Year 2: $46,833 Year 3: $53,013 Psychology, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,253 Year 2: $48,265 Year 3: $48,124 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,500 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,652 Year 2: $101,168 Year 3: $98,458 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $90,347 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,192 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $70,036 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $68,491 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,898 Year 2: $60,071 Year 3: $68,310 Air Transportation (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,241 Year 2: $44,542 Year 3: $59,224 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,836 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $56,533 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $49,019 Year 3: $55,432 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,095 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $55,062 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,978 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $54,857	Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $116,556 Year 2: $86,424 Year 3: $90,466 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,515 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $68,357 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,800 Year 2: $56,234 Year 3: $62,702 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,308 Year 2: $59,921 Year 3: $62,677 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,451 Year 2: $57,705 Year 3: $59,800 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $70,872 Year 2: $63,600 Year 3: $59,310 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,332 Year 2: $53,017 Year 3: $57,588 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,059 Year 2: $54,238 Year 3: $55,084 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,097 Year 2: $50,887 Year 3: $53,488 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,720 Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: $53,026	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,821 Year 2: $61,350 Year 3: $67,074 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,580 Year 2: $60,082 Year 3: $66,412 Biotechnology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $65,055 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $59,994 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,479 Year 2: $55,577 Year 3: $59,758 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,800 Year 2: $49,918 Year 3: $55,736 Hospitality Administration/Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,119 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,281 Year 2: $48,563 Year 3: $52,901 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,506 Year 2: $45,794 Year 3: $51,899 Business/Corporate Communications (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,706 Year 2: $46,869 Year 3: $51,878	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,883 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $73,410 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $67,559 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,538 Year 2: $55,840 Year 3: $57,657 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,236 Year 2: $49,918 Year 3: $53,425 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $51,106 Year 3: $52,299 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,788 Year 2: $41,007 Year 3: $48,965 Library Science and Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,386 Year 2: $42,458 Year 3: $47,260 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,146 Year 2: $43,054 Year 3: $46,699 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,433 Year 2: $26,739 Year 3: $42,521 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $40,929

Side-by-Side Comparison of Lewis University

Aurora University

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago

Lewis University

National Louis University

Roosevelt University

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